Saturday, July 18, 2026

What I'm discarding, and nature, are on my mind.

Today the furniture goes...

While I wait for Habitat for Humanity to come truck away the dining table, a book case, two dressers and a couple of little shelves, let's consider what's happening in the rest of the world.

A woman athlete made some waves in the news while I've been watching a few World Cup games. Well, I don't watch sports news most of the time, I admit.

The Ferris Fire - this view from his ranch in Cortez, Montezuma County, CO - by Larry Don Sukla

Craggy Pinnacle Trail from David and Julia, Appalachian Mountains. Even without rain these trees just fog everything up.

Not my tent, but a reminder of all the people out enjoying wilderness this time of year.

Some of the small things going to the thrift store this week! Of course the watches don't work. And some of these pieces were my mother’s.

Speaking of watches, did you see the new fangled timepiece which uses numbers by name, arranged alphabetically?

This week a man at lunch time asked me the elevation of Durango CO (my soon to be new home) and I just answered "Mt. Mitchell." Thus my recent trip to the 6640 foot peak in North Carolina was to help me acclimate to the higher elevation where I'll soon be living.

When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

AUDRE LORDE

Sharing with Sepia Saturday!

“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.”

- Alice Walker

OK before the furniture is picked up a special coffee meeting is scheduled, to meet fellow blogger Mary Moon. Just had to add this bit of earth shattering news...hold onto your hats, big event here!

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Sports and grands and critters

As a high school junior, my youngest granddaughter was a member of the State Championship girls Lacrosse team in Columbus OH.

She also played hockey.

She and her 2 older sisters (not in photo) also had started out with gymnastics very young. Here Kate is kneeling to left of the trophy with pink hairbow.

My son Russ is their father. Here he is in a yearbook photo from the 1980s...see the curly haired guy in front row center? Russ is behind him leaning toward him to the right.

My three Florida grands were more interested in video games than sports...and loved visiting Disney etc. theme parks. They know more about technology than I could imagine!

Sharing with Sepia Saturday this week!!

And Alan Burnett our host says:

It's a team game, one where we all pull together, one where we share our favourite old photographs with fellow enthusiasts. That's Sepia Saturday - and that is also our theme for this week. as this is Sepia Saturday, however, it is not like most other games. There are no rules. You can therefore either follow our theme image or completely ignore it. It's up to you. All we ask is that you share an old photograph on or around Saturday the 20th September 2025 and add a link to the list.

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